AL5327 Biblical Hebrew for Translators 2

Course Summary

After completing this course, students will be able to describe the phonology, morphology, and main syntactic features of Biblical Hebrew. They will be able to recognize and explain the primary range of meaning of the five hundred most frequently used words (i.e., 500 dictionary entry forms) in the Hebrew Bible. They will be able to read fluently and with understanding a Biblical Hebrew text (minimum five chapters) that they have previously studied and to explain any grammatical form within that text. They will also be able to read and translate other texts from the Hebrew Bible with the help of reference aids.